{"id":515834,"date":"2026-03-03T20:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2191175"},"modified":"2026-03-03T20:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:07:16","slug":"playstation-plus-project-spartacus-overhaul-reportedly-pretty-close-to-launching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/playstation-plus-project-spartacus-overhaul-reportedly-pretty-close-to-launching\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation Plus&#8217; Project Spartacus overhaul reportedly &#8220;pretty close&#8221; to launching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/playstation-plus-project-spartacus-overhaul-reportedly-pretty-close-to-launching.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last December, reports began circulating that Sony was working on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-12-03-playstation-reportedly-taking-on-xbox-game-pass-with-new-subscription-service-in-spring\">new multi-tiered PlayStation Plus overhaul<\/a> &#8211; codenamed Project Spartacus &#8211; to rival Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox Game Pass. At the time, Sony was said to be aiming for a &#8220;spring&#8221; release, and a new report has suggested the service is now &#8220;pretty close to actually launching&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the word from VentureBeat&#8217;s Jeff Grubb who, once again speaking in the latest episode of his Giantbomb show Grubbsnax (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/classic-games-will-reportedly-be-a-major-part-of-playstations-game-pass-rival\/\">thanks VGC<\/a>), also offered a little more insight into how the new three-tiered subscription service &#8211; which effectively merges Sony&#8217;s existing PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus offerings &#8211; will be structured.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-24-playstation-plus-project-spartacus-overhaul-reportedly-pretty-close-to-launching\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-24-playstation-plus-project-spartacus-overhaul-reportedly-pretty-close-to-launching\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last December, reports began circulating that Sony was working on a new multi-tiered PlayStation Plus overhaul &#8211; codenamed Project Spartacus &#8211; to rival Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox Game Pass. At the time, Sony was said to be aiming for a &#8220;spring&#8221; release, and a new report has suggested the service is now &#8220;pretty close to actually launching&#8221;. That&#8217;s the word from VentureBeat&#8217;s Jeff Grubb who, once again speaking in the latest episode of his Giantbomb show Grubbsnax (thanks VGC), also offered a little more insight into how the new three-tiered subscription service &#8211; which effectively merges Sony&#8217;s existing PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus offerings &#8211; will be structured. 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